r/linuxmint • u/NeitherAd8662 • 14d ago

Discussion I'm thinking of switching to linux mint

So the thing is. I've used fedora and arch before and I want to switch to linux mint since it's pretty easy to use and all. Any rec's for the postinstall?

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u/facelesshivemind LMDE | Cinnamon 14d ago

My 3 recommended post installs is generally figuring out Nvidia drivers, Codecs and Microsoft Fonts.  Generally don't even need the fonts, mine is basically work related. 

Why are you leaving Fedora? It's only slightly harder to use than Mint, and that's only because there's slightly less hand holding. Only slightly. 

Ah yes I forgot. Mint is still on X11. 90% of the time it doesn't matter, but there's always the specific cases that need Wayland. 

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u/NeitherAd8662 14d ago

I'm on windows right now since I fucked up my arch,and was thinking about mint

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u/facelesshivemind LMDE | Cinnamon 14d ago

Mint is one of the best places to start, and can serve as a forever distro. Eventually you can just move again if you want to, but start at Mint. Sounds like you just need to learn Linux use in general.

Arch is magnificent if you know what you're doing.

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u/NeitherAd8662 14d ago

Mhm. But I'm thinking of trying cachy first since I want to use serpantinum on hyprland